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>> four star general david petraeus stepped down today. he wrote, after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra mattertive affair. such behavior is unacceptable as the husband and as the leader of an organization such as hours. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation. general petraeus told the president of his decision yesterday and the president accepted it by phone today. in a statement this afternoon, president obama said, david petraeus has provided extraordinary service to the united states for decades, as director of the cia, he has continued to serve with characteristic intellectual rigor, dedication, and patriotism. he has made our country safer and stronger. president obama also expressed confidence in acting director mike morel to lead the cia. joining me now jean robinson and sam stein. gene, this will open up a public hearing, which will be the confirmation hearing of the next cia director which presumely the republicans will make libya issue one. general
>> four star general david petraeus stepped down today. he wrote, after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra mattertive affair. such behavior is unacceptable as the husband and as the leader of an organization such as hours. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation. general petraeus told the president of his decision yesterday and the president accepted it by phone today. in a statement this afternoon, president...
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>> i david kaplan's book, david petraeus is quoted as saying he has a front page of t "washington post" role a and if you do not wanto see something on the front page of the washington post, do not do or say it. he was caught by his public image, unle most directors who do not have a public persona theyavee developed and worked on. thisas something that was nurtured, burnished, encouraged, developed, subsidized by petraeus. >> at a time whenen the country had much more stable families and divorceates were very low we had fdr and eisenhower and kennedy, a president who obviously had affairs, and they were not penalized. dulles has an airport named after him. >> a different dollars. >> it is aer the family. [laughter] -- a differerent dulles. >> may be it was the diamond- giving that did it. the irony is that in a time when divorce rates are 50%, and we react with this sort of extrememe reaction when n we have a case of that happening with a a high official -- >> i think he shoulde punished. he should pay a price, the public price apologize, be shamed, and he would be, b why can he not g
>> i david kaplan's book, david petraeus is quoted as saying he has a front page of t "washington post" role a and if you do not wanto see something on the front page of the washington post, do not do or say it. he was caught by his public image, unle most directors who do not have a public persona theyavee developed and worked on. thisas something that was nurtured, burnished, encouraged, developed, subsidized by petraeus. >> at a time whenen the country had much more...
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it's about the judgment of david petraeus. but in talking about the cia director's very bad judgment, i am going to have to talk about sex, a lot. but hey, it's friday night, it's late in cable news world. so we can go places we don't usually go tonight. a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil ishares, small-caps large-caps ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core etfs for the heart of your portfolio. tax efficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishar
it's about the judgment of david petraeus. but in talking about the cia director's very bad judgment, i am going to have to talk about sex, a lot. but hey, it's friday night, it's late in cable news world. so we can go places we don't usually go tonight. a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with...
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who would have thought that the hon regarded headed the cia, general david petraeus, would quit his job because of an extramaritalffair? very disciplined man. is there a lesson for this, people? or people in high-profile jobs? >> it is never learn. the idea that it is usual for the cia director to have an affair -- the sainted allen dulles used to give his wife a diamond every time he commenced a new extramarital affair. may be the rules are little different. >> it was a different time. >> but you could go forward, and believe me, subsequently, there have been directors -- you want to name them? no. but i do t understand why the president did not just tell him to apologize and go back to work. >> really? do you agree with that? >> but he did not give the president a chance. as soon as he knew the story was coming up, he resigned. first of all, he announced the affair and his resignation. >> obama wanted 24 hours to think about it. >> but he in effect said, "i am going to step down. >> what the president said, cassette and know, do not do that?" -- what if the president said, "no, do not
who would have thought that the hon regarded headed the cia, general david petraeus, would quit his job because of an extramaritalffair? very disciplined man. is there a lesson for this, people? or people in high-profile jobs? >> it is never learn. the idea that it is usual for the cia director to have an affair -- the sainted allen dulles used to give his wife a diamond every time he commenced a new extramarital affair. may be the rules are little different. >> it was a different...
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it's about the judgment of david petraeus. but in talking about the cia director's very bad judgment, i am going to have to talk about sex, a lot. but hey, it's friday night, it's late in cable news world. so we can go places we don't usually go tonight. f's biggest . but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you'
it's about the judgment of david petraeus. but in talking about the cia director's very bad judgment, i am going to have to talk about sex, a lot. but hey, it's friday night, it's late in cable news world. so we can go places we don't usually go tonight. f's biggest . but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can...
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when andrea mitchell got on air and second david petraeus is resigning, who is going to run on country. this thing that everybody knows is due to change at 2:51 today that stuff started to change already. we're going to speak with richard engle about this in a moment. we'll be talking with andrea about her scoop today. in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how surprising it is you recollected know that before this was a reportable story, before it was clear what happened and andrea would report the reasons for saying he was resigning we were hearing all sorts of things about potential reasons why he might be resigning. maybe he had political differences with president obama. he had to resign of because of a huge political disagreement. it was rumored that maybe he had been in talking to take a job with the romney administration. he had been plotting that move behind president obama's back and the disloyalty was the reason he had to go. there was speculation he would have to step down because of something related to the benghazi attack. before this was a reportable story, the t
when andrea mitchell got on air and second david petraeus is resigning, who is going to run on country. this thing that everybody knows is due to change at 2:51 today that stuff started to change already. we're going to speak with richard engle about this in a moment. we'll be talking with andrea about her scoop today. in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how surprising it is you recollected know that before this was a reportable story, before it was clear what happened and andrea...
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. >> reporter: for the first time, president obama weighed in on the scandal that cost david petraeus his job as cia director. >> i have no evidence at this point from what i have seen that classified information was disclosed that in any way would have had a negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: tomorrow the president sits down with leaders from both parties at the white house. and their big topic, the fiscal cliff. rob, paula, back to you. >> a fly on that wall. the president takes a break today from the fiscal crisis ills to visit some storm damaged areas here in new york. the president will meet with residents and first responders during an afternoon visit. thousand of people on long island are still without power. now more than two weeks after sandy hit. new york's governor has asked for $30 billion in federal money to rebuild after the storm. >> they need it. former cia director, david petraeus, will be on capitol hill tomorrow to testify about the september 11th attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. petraeus was head of the cia en ambassador chris s
. >> reporter: for the first time, president obama weighed in on the scandal that cost david petraeus his job as cia director. >> i have no evidence at this point from what i have seen that classified information was disclosed that in any way would have had a negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: tomorrow the president sits down with leaders from both parties at the white house. and their big topic, the fiscal cliff. rob, paula, back to you. >> a fly on...
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petraeus and we'll get to other incidents -- other news with david petraeus later, but david petraeus basically said he knew it was a terrorist attack and that those points were taken out of susan rice's talking points, so do you -- do you feel differently about susan rice now? >> no, first of all, as far as general petraeus, what was clear was that the intelligence community had this right and they put together talking points and somewhere after it left the intelligence community, some way in the administration there was language taken out. susan rice, i would hope if she's going to go on national television is going to rely on more than unclassified talking points. she has -- >> but if the information wasn't in the talking points, what is she supposed to do. >> well, as u.n. ambassador she had access to all the classified information from the state department. she certainly could have gotten a classified briefing and would have sat dowational security council and known that those talking points had been watered down and could have -- she left a clear impression this was a spontaneou
petraeus and we'll get to other incidents -- other news with david petraeus later, but david petraeus basically said he knew it was a terrorist attack and that those points were taken out of susan rice's talking points, so do you -- do you feel differently about susan rice now? >> no, first of all, as far as general petraeus, what was clear was that the intelligence community had this right and they put together talking points and somewhere after it left the intelligence community, some...
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. >> number one, david petraeus's blown cover. the ill lusteous career of david petraeus was brought to an abrupt end by e-mails. last spring petraeus's biographer wrote anonymous e-mails to jill kelly, warning her to stay away from high ranking military officers. kelly complained to a friend in the fbi, which led to an investigation with unexpected consequences. the fbi discovered e-mail exchanges between broadwell and petraeus that shows she was also his mistress. petraeus resigned from the cia just days after the election. who knows what's in store for twenty thirteen. >> local comedian joins us. top of the list, scandal in washington. are you surprised petraeus topped the list? >> no. the top spy in america and he can't keep an affair secret? i think there is some human quality in there and some humor at the same time. but it's remarkable to me. it's men in power who think they can get away with it. bill clinton, john edwards. men in power think they live by different rules. >> let's turn now to the royal family. even the roya
. >> number one, david petraeus's blown cover. the ill lusteous career of david petraeus was brought to an abrupt end by e-mails. last spring petraeus's biographer wrote anonymous e-mails to jill kelly, warning her to stay away from high ranking military officers. kelly complained to a friend in the fbi, which led to an investigation with unexpected consequences. the fbi discovered e-mail exchanges between broadwell and petraeus that shows she was also his mistress. petraeus resigned from...
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of course david petraeus, as head of the c.i.a. was due to testify late next week, thursday, before the house and senate intelligence committees about what happened on september 11th. the events leading up to it. any warning signs that were missed and what happened in that controversial attack that ended up in the death of the american ambassador there. bob woodward, the noted journalist, was on "meet the press" earlier today and he had a lot to say and some original reporting on this topic. >> it turns out that petraeus, a week and a half ago went to tripoli, libya. and conducted his own personal inquiry into benghazi. interviewed the station chief, actually got the base chief from benghazi down, interviewed him. interviewed the head, i think twice of the quick reaction force that was involved in this episode. so he knows the full story. >> the chairman of the senate intelligence committee of course, that's dianne feinstein of california, has said today that though david petraeus warks n will not be testifying at the hearings she'
of course david petraeus, as head of the c.i.a. was due to testify late next week, thursday, before the house and senate intelligence committees about what happened on september 11th. the events leading up to it. any warning signs that were missed and what happened in that controversial attack that ended up in the death of the american ambassador there. bob woodward, the noted journalist, was on "meet the press" earlier today and he had a lot to say and some original reporting on this...
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first i want to say that david petraeus is one of a greatest genuine hero. he is the first general in generations to turn around a war america was losing to iraq and 2006 and 2007 and he helped divert defeat. and for general petraeus to do what he did when he was director of the central intelligence agency, it was triple problem inmatic and opened him up to blackmail. for people who say it's a private matter, you are simply wrong. you can't have the cia director of america involved in a fair. once the affair was revealed, there was not a question in petraeus's mind that he needed to resign. but the story doesn't simply end there. now the white house claims that the president first received information about the affair on thursday. but a source close to journallest ron kessler, who will join me in a few minutes, says that's highly unlikely, and here's why. way back on october 10th kessler himself was informed by the petraeus affair by a veteran agent of the fbi. top officials had been briefed about the investigation, according to him, including the fbi direct
first i want to say that david petraeus is one of a greatest genuine hero. he is the first general in generations to turn around a war america was losing to iraq and 2006 and 2007 and he helped divert defeat. and for general petraeus to do what he did when he was director of the central intelligence agency, it was triple problem inmatic and opened him up to blackmail. for people who say it's a private matter, you are simply wrong. you can't have the cia director of america involved in a fair....
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it's called "all in, the education of general david petraeus." paula is a west point grad who has worked both in intelligence and counter-terrorism. paula, thanks so much for coming on here. you embedded with petraeus and his staff while he was still in afghanistan. how did you manage that? how did you get this access? >> this project started maas my dissertation about three years ago and i was working with general petraeus virtually, doing interviews and him doing the interviewing. i decided the time was right to turn it into a book. i got a visa and went to afghanistan. i actually went on a few trips both with the troopers in the field and also at headquarters, and at some point i think he realized i was taking this research seriously, sharing hardships with the troops and risk and so forth. we had a relationship before i went there as far as this dissertation was concerned, so it just took it to another level. >> given your time, paula, in afghanistan, i just want to ask you about some news today where we're hearing about the secret u.s. milit
it's called "all in, the education of general david petraeus." paula is a west point grad who has worked both in intelligence and counter-terrorism. paula, thanks so much for coming on here. you embedded with petraeus and his staff while he was still in afghanistan. how did you manage that? how did you get this access? >> this project started maas my dissertation about three years ago and i was working with general petraeus virtually, doing interviews and him doing the...
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when andrea mitchell got on air and second david petraeus is resigning, who is going to run on country. this thing that everybody knows is due to change at 2:51 today that stuff started to change already. we're going to speak with richard engle about this in a moment. we'll be talking with andrea about her scoop today. in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how surprising it is you recollected know that before this was a reportable story, before it was clear what happened and andrea would report the reasons for saying he was resigning we were hearing all sorts of things about potential reasons why he might be resigning. maybe he had political differences with president obama. he had to resign of because of a huge political disagreement. it was rumored that maybe he had been in talking to take a job with the romney administration. he had been plotting that move behind president obama's back and the disloyalty was the reason he had to go. there was speculation he would have to step down because of something related to the benghazi attack. before this was a reportable story, the t
when andrea mitchell got on air and second david petraeus is resigning, who is going to run on country. this thing that everybody knows is due to change at 2:51 today that stuff started to change already. we're going to speak with richard engle about this in a moment. we'll be talking with andrea about her scoop today. in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how surprising it is you recollected know that before this was a reportable story, before it was clear what happened and andrea...
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. >> braking is coming in regarding the chief of the cia, david petraeus -- breaking news. i'm talking about expect the unexpected. who would have thought that the highly regarded head of the cia, general david petraeus, would quit his job because of an extramarital affair. a very disciplined man. is there a lesson for people in high-profile jobs in this? >> it is not a lesson they ever learn. the idea that it is unusual for the cia director to have an extramarital affair -- the sainted allen dulles used to give his wife a new diamond every time he commenced an extramarital affair. may be the rules are different, but you can go for it -- and believe me, there have been subsequent cia directors -- >> do you want to name them? >> no, but i do not understand why the president did not just tell them to apologize and go back to work. >> really? do you agree with that? >> but he did not give the president a chance. as soon as he knew the story was coming up, he resigned. he announced it and announced his resignation. >> obama wanted 24 hours to think about it. >> but he in effect
. >> braking is coming in regarding the chief of the cia, david petraeus -- breaking news. i'm talking about expect the unexpected. who would have thought that the highly regarded head of the cia, general david petraeus, would quit his job because of an extramarital affair. a very disciplined man. is there a lesson for people in high-profile jobs in this? >> it is not a lesson they ever learn. the idea that it is unusual for the cia director to have an extramarital affair -- the...
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petraeus doesn't have a job as cia director because david petraeus decided to resign. had he decided to -- attempt to weather the storm i'm not sure whether he would have been able to or not. this is not a situation where he was fired from his job. he offered his resignation and it was accepted a day later. so this is something he decided he needed to do. i think that's something to keep in mind as this goes forward. >> was it really david petraeus or his evil twin? i'm just kidding. i'm kidding. for the record -- >> find out next year. >> as far as i know does not have an evil twin. thank you. >> does he have a good one? >> thank you to politico's jonathan allen. >> take care, alex. >> after the break, president obama kicks off a new push for a budget deal, but not without applying a few lessons from the past. last december he used a news conference to promote the extension of the payroll tax cut. >> at a time when so many americans are working harder and harder just to keep up, the extra thousand dollars or so that the average family would get from this tax cut makes
petraeus doesn't have a job as cia director because david petraeus decided to resign. had he decided to -- attempt to weather the storm i'm not sure whether he would have been able to or not. this is not a situation where he was fired from his job. he offered his resignation and it was accepted a day later. so this is something he decided he needed to do. i think that's something to keep in mind as this goes forward. >> was it really david petraeus or his evil twin? i'm just kidding. i'm...
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. >>> david petraeus has no candidates to become a candidate for vice president. the spokesman says he will not seek elected office. >>> the huffington post reports new york city mayor michael bloomberg is urging president obama to let all the bush era tax cuts expire at the end of the year. billionaire bloomberg says that would outfox the republicans and lead to an obama landslide in november. >>> are you ready for another george bush candidate? yahoo! reports george prescott bush, the son of jeb and nephew of george w. says he may run for office in the future but has no specific plans yet. >>> basketball legend michael jordan is among an impressive team of hoop stars who will participate in what the president's campaign is calling the obama classic. politico says other supporters on the court will be carmelo anthony and patrick ewing. >>> a psychic adviser named tony leggett has done political palm readings. he says president obama's shows he's flexibility, multitalented, and could be a very successful president. and he says mitt romney is clever with lots of id
. >>> david petraeus has no candidates to become a candidate for vice president. the spokesman says he will not seek elected office. >>> the huffington post reports new york city mayor michael bloomberg is urging president obama to let all the bush era tax cuts expire at the end of the year. billionaire bloomberg says that would outfox the republicans and lead to an obama landslide in november. >>> are you ready for another george bush candidate? yahoo! reports george...
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have you heard about general david petraeus? of course you have, of course you have. you might be wondering why did he step down? andrea mitchell broke the story and talked about the official resignation letter. she read it. >> after being married over 37 years i showed poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation. >> cenk: so is there a story behind the story? first let's find out who he was having the affair with, whether that's relevant is something we'll discuss in a second. it was his biographer. we know who she is because she was on a daily show. >> a research and ph.d candidate her book is called "all in." paula broadwell. [applause] >> cenk: "all in: the education of general david petraeus"? i did not make it up. i'll bring my crew in, michael shure, lovely ana kasparian do you do you know that he was an award winner for writing an producing and jayar jackson. i've got more stuff to show you guys. let's find out a little bit about paula broadwell and what is in the book. >> is he running f
have you heard about general david petraeus? of course you have, of course you have. you might be wondering why did he step down? andrea mitchell broke the story and talked about the official resignation letter. she read it. >> after being married over 37 years i showed poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation. >> cenk: so is there a story behind the story? first let's find out who he was having the affair...
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she was given access to david petraeus. locate the was evidence of an affair between petraeus and miss broadwell. the information was leak and petraeus resigned. as more information trickled out, the story got crazier. the harassing e-mails revealed to be not so threatening. the investigation moved forward because of kel little's friendship with the fbi agent she contacted to complain about the e-mails. a friendship that involved the agent's sharing photo of himself. these photos caused the agent to be remove and launched an investigation into his own actions. then this morning and perhaps the otest turn yet reports surfaced of 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails connecting general john allen to kelley. john allen took control of the forces in afghanistan after general petraeus left and who president obama has nominated to become nato's supreme allied commander in europe. the e-mails from allen were potentially inappropriate with some flirtatious in nature. today, jay carney said while the confirmation hearing for allen to be
she was given access to david petraeus. locate the was evidence of an affair between petraeus and miss broadwell. the information was leak and petraeus resigned. as more information trickled out, the story got crazier. the harassing e-mails revealed to be not so threatening. the investigation moved forward because of kel little's friendship with the fbi agent she contacted to complain about the e-mails. a friendship that involved the agent's sharing photo of himself. these photos caused the...
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hardest fall from a high place, david petraeus. whose biographer turned out to be writing not so much between the lines as between the sheets. >> whoa. it was so salacious. it was something you would expect to find in a tabloid on the front page of a tabloid. >> everybody liked him. both sides of the aisle were big fans of david petraeus, but it just goes to show you that power corrupts and ultimate power gets you laid. >> paula broadwell, she's a very capable, durable human being. she'll emerge from this with a huge book deal and maybe her own talk show. but mrs. petraeus i just feel terrible for. >> other bad breaks, "newsweek" magazine folds, at least the print edition, going away after 80 years. it's all digital now. hostess beaten down by financial troubles and pink slips to 18,000 workers and walking papers to its signature products including twinkies. the nobel committee explains this year's peace prize should go to the entire european union. that's more than a half billion people. >> the nobel peace prize has been devalued
hardest fall from a high place, david petraeus. whose biographer turned out to be writing not so much between the lines as between the sheets. >> whoa. it was so salacious. it was something you would expect to find in a tabloid on the front page of a tabloid. >> everybody liked him. both sides of the aisle were big fans of david petraeus, but it just goes to show you that power corrupts and ultimate power gets you laid. >> paula broadwell, she's a very capable, durable human...
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the director of the cia, general david petraeus, announced his resignation. in a statement he wrote "after being married for over 37 years i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair, such behavior is unacceptable both as a husband and as a leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation." president obama received the resignation yesterday but took 24 hours before accenting it. "going forward, my thoughts and prayers are with dave and holly petraeus, who has done so much to help military families through her own work. i wish them the very best." nbc news reported the fbi is investigating the author of petraeus' biography, paula broadwell for improper access to the general's e-mail. let's go back to john garamendi and also john larson. congressman garamendi, what is your reaction to this news? >> well, first, very, very sad. this is an extraordinary individual who has served this country in an extremely difficult circumstances. as a general and leading the war in afghanistan and
the director of the cia, general david petraeus, announced his resignation. in a statement he wrote "after being married for over 37 years i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair, such behavior is unacceptable both as a husband and as a leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation." president obama received the resignation yesterday but took 24 hours before accenting it. "going forward, my...
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cia director david petraeus has resigned his position over what he called an extramarital affair. nbc chief foreign affairs -- chief correspondent for foreign matters richard engel is with us along with david ignatius of the "washington post." let me go with you, richard, what do you make of this? it didn't seem -- what's the right word? it didn't seem to be freighted right. he's quitting over an extramarital affair but why is he telling us about this? it doesn't seem like the normal washington scandal developing here. what's going on? >> well, the timing, we may have some new indications about the timing based on the information 50i78 about to say. this is what we know so the far and what we've been able to confirm and is reportable. of course, the cia director today resigned, and he cited that extramarital affair. also we have learned from law enforcement sources and law enforcement officials that the fbi is now investigating, and this is an ongoing investigation into paula broadwell. she is someone who has had close access to general petraeus. she was his by fer and wrote a boo
cia director david petraeus has resigned his position over what he called an extramarital affair. nbc chief foreign affairs -- chief correspondent for foreign matters richard engel is with us along with david ignatius of the "washington post." let me go with you, richard, what do you make of this? it didn't seem -- what's the right word? it didn't seem to be freighted right. he's quitting over an extramarital affair but why is he telling us about this? it doesn't seem like the normal...
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because there's such venn ration for david petraeus. you would think the worst thing that the cia has ever done is engage in an extramarital affair. i think general petraeus was the architect of a failed counterinsurgency program. i think it's time for our media to pay less attention to extramarital affairs and we need to pay more attention to scandals or concerns like that and also the escalation of the drone war. which the general made a big part of his portfolio. >> you're talking about the failure, talking about afghanistan earlier -- >> talking about iraq as well. because of the counterinsurgency. he was really bargaining with the sunnis and certainly the countinsurgency in afghanistan hasn't proven to be effective. we can argue, i think, is going to fuel a backlash. >> but he gave that statement. he went to capitol hill on september 14th and gave the video protest as the explanation for what happened in benghazi, when two days earlier, his station chief on the ground in libya, it was not a result of a protest. he'll have to answer
because there's such venn ration for david petraeus. you would think the worst thing that the cia has ever done is engage in an extramarital affair. i think general petraeus was the architect of a failed counterinsurgency program. i think it's time for our media to pay less attention to extramarital affairs and we need to pay more attention to scandals or concerns like that and also the escalation of the drone war. which the general made a big part of his portfolio. >> you're talking...
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director david petraeus. we now know the target of the threatening e-mail that prompted the investigation and this morning there are questions about whether our national security was at risk. now more from dc with what we know. >> good morning to you. fox news has learned that f.b.i. investigators actually confronted now former c.i.a. director david petraeus within the last six weeks about his relationship with paula broadwell. the f.b.i. uncovered the affair months ago before jill kelly, a family friend, went to the f.b.i. when she began receiving threatening e-mails from woman. her concern was that someone was trying to blackmail petraeus that. person is not believed to be broadwell. some are questioning why the president accepted the resignation in the first place and with congressional hearings on the benghazi attack set to begin, some are even questioning the tim >> are you going to investigate why the f.b.i. didn't notify you before? >> yes, absolutely. this is something that could have had an effect on
director david petraeus. we now know the target of the threatening e-mail that prompted the investigation and this morning there are questions about whether our national security was at risk. now more from dc with what we know. >> good morning to you. fox news has learned that f.b.i. investigators actually confronted now former c.i.a. director david petraeus within the last six weeks about his relationship with paula broadwell. the f.b.i. uncovered the affair months ago before jill kelly,...
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this is the biography of david petraeus. and you know, as part of promoting that book she did some interviews including on "the daily show" that talked about how they struck up this relationship, biographer and subject and her trips to afghanistan. let's watch a portion of that. >> to get to know him he wanted to run with you. so you ran together. >> this is a typical mechanism he uses to get to know young people. he's done it throughout his life. so it was an opportunity for me to interview him on a run. and i think it was -- i thought i'd test him, but he was going to test me. and it ended up being kind of a test for both of us and so we both ran pretty quickly. but that was the foundation of our -- [ laughter ] -- relationship. when i was in kabul we would do a lot of interviews on runs. for him it was a good distraction from the war. of course he's a bit concerned, as someone in his position would be, about legacy, and he also, you know, came at it from a mentoring point of view and wanted to help me with this project. >
this is the biography of david petraeus. and you know, as part of promoting that book she did some interviews including on "the daily show" that talked about how they struck up this relationship, biographer and subject and her trips to afghanistan. let's watch a portion of that. >> to get to know him he wanted to run with you. so you ran together. >> this is a typical mechanism he uses to get to know young people. he's done it throughout his life. so it was an opportunity...
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. >> this morning four-star general david petraeus talked before closed door intel hearings on benghazi. >> he essentially is a citizen now and can let it fly. >> he thought all along he made it clear that there was significant terrorist involvement, this and is not my recollection. >> he also knew he was under investigation by the fbi, speaking of general petraeus. that's the big question. >> then the president is saying i didn't know until two days after the election. >> i have to say this, that speculation is absolutely reckless and it has no fact base at all and it really is a disgrace to a man. >> haen days are, indeed, here again. ♪ >> after a hard-won re-election fight, it's been a high-stakes return to the business of governing for the president of the united states. today he hosted congressional leaders at the white house to begin working on what he called the urgent business of reaching an agreement on taxes and spending cuts by the end of next month. this afternoon the president greeted a diverse range of civic leaders at the white house and, of course, he's preparing for h
. >> this morning four-star general david petraeus talked before closed door intel hearings on benghazi. >> he essentially is a citizen now and can let it fly. >> he thought all along he made it clear that there was significant terrorist involvement, this and is not my recollection. >> he also knew he was under investigation by the fbi, speaking of general petraeus. that's the big question. >> then the president is saying i didn't know until two days after the...
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interestingly enough, i think the david petraeus story is not going away. just this coming week there are going to be hearings in the house in the intelligence coast on the benghazi episode where a month ago, four americans, including the ambassador, were killed. it turns out that petraeus a week and a half if ago went to tripoli, libya, and conduct ed his own personal inquiry into benghazi, interviewed the station chief, actually got the base chief from benghazi down, interviewed him, interviewed the head i think twice of the quick-reaction force that was involved in this episode. so he knows the full story. i -- he has a lot of credibility with republicans who, as we know, are on fire about benghazi and now the acting cia director, mike morell, is going to have to present this evidence. >> new information that you have this morning. what was going to be the takeaway from what petraeus would have presented, had he testified? >> i think it would essentially back up the white house and there are still unanswered questions and so forth but one of the things p
interestingly enough, i think the david petraeus story is not going away. just this coming week there are going to be hearings in the house in the intelligence coast on the benghazi episode where a month ago, four americans, including the ambassador, were killed. it turns out that petraeus a week and a half if ago went to tripoli, libya, and conduct ed his own personal inquiry into benghazi, interviewed the station chief, actually got the base chief from benghazi down, interviewed him,...
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cia director david petraeus has resigned his position over what he called an extramarital affair. nbc chief foreign affairs -- chief correspondent for foreign matters richard engel is with us along with david ignatius of the "washington post." let me go with you, richard, what do you make of this? it didn't seem -- what's the right word? it didn't seem to be freighted right. he's quitting over an extramarital affair, but why is he telling us about this? it doesn't seem like the normal washington scandal developing here. what's going on? >> well, the timing, we may have some new indications about the timing based on the information i'm about to say. this is what we know so far and what we've been able to confirm and is reportable. of course, the cia director today resigned, and he cited that extramarital affair. also we have learned from law enforcement sources and law enforcement officials that the fbi is now investigating, and this is an ongoing investigation, into paula broadwell. she is someone who has had close access to general petraeus. she was his biographer and wrote a boo
cia director david petraeus has resigned his position over what he called an extramarital affair. nbc chief foreign affairs -- chief correspondent for foreign matters richard engel is with us along with david ignatius of the "washington post." let me go with you, richard, what do you make of this? it didn't seem -- what's the right word? it didn't seem to be freighted right. he's quitting over an extramarital affair, but why is he telling us about this? it doesn't seem like the normal...
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petraeus is this really just an entire if you can. there's a saying he was a big failure. no i think betrays his reinventing himself and has had much more influence on this defense budget we have seen roll out that people know betray us was essentially a pageants the intelligence dimensions of it because part of the counterinsurgency strategy and part of the drone strategy is to have these nimble forces out in the field collecting information and intel return synthesizing human intelligence on the ground to technical and. sort of the new world of i.t. if you will applied to these areas and david protégés is the new king of that arena and has partnered with leon panetta in achieving that so while these big counterinsurgency sort of occupations seem to be coming to an end david petraeus is getting the most important slice of that pie and he's doing just fine so he's got to move on and i guess you could say reinvented washing hands of some of those aspects and i want to give i want to thank you so much for joining us tonight thank you.
petraeus is this really just an entire if you can. there's a saying he was a big failure. no i think betrays his reinventing himself and has had much more influence on this defense budget we have seen roll out that people know betray us was essentially a pageants the intelligence dimensions of it because part of the counterinsurgency strategy and part of the drone strategy is to have these nimble forces out in the field collecting information and intel return synthesizing human intelligence on...